In The Rear View Mirror



ALBUM OF THE YEAR


1. BON JOVI: THE CIRCLE

2. EUROPE: LAST LOOK AT EDEN

3. W.E.T.: W.E.T.

4. DARE: ARC OF THE DAWN

5. W.A.S.P.: BABYLON

6. TIMECODE ALPHA: FREAKSHOW

7. COLDSPELL: INFINITE STARGAZE

8. MAGNUM: INTO THE VALLEY OF THE MOONKING

9. GOTTHARD: NEED TO BELIEVE

10. FOREIGNER: CAN'T SLOW DOWN


BEST SONGS:


1. Bon Jovi: Superman Tonight
2. Europe: The Beast
3. Bon Jovi: Brokenpromiseland
4. Saxon: Batallions Of Steel
5. Magnum: All My Bridges

BEST LIVE ALBUMS:

Cheap Trick:Sgt. Pepper Live och Buckcherry:Live & Loud 2009

BEST OF-ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

Thunder: The Very Best Of Thunder (3 cd's & feat:Donington 90)

BEST EUROPEAN RELEASE:

REVENGIA: ERASER (released in Japan 2007)

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR:

FM-new ep featuring the new track Wildside gives a good vibe for the forthcoming 2010 album Metropolis.


BEST NEW SWEDISH BANDS:


Timecode Alpha och Coldspell


NEW DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR:


Days Before Tomorrow:The Sky Is Falling


COVER VERSIONS OF THE YEAR:


Dare: Emerald och The Flame.


DVD OF THE YEAR:

Bon Jovi-Live At Madison Square Garden


CONCERT OF THE YEAR:

Foreigner (Sweden Rock Festival), Alice Cooper (Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg)

LOWPOINTS OF THE YEAR:

Thunder quits. Ace Frehley: Anomaly, Kiss: Sonic Boom och Lita Ford: Wicked Wonderland.


R.I.P.:

Marcel Jacob 1964-2009


Andy Flash
December 2009
Yearlist for www.artrock.se